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Christies: M.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION

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Auction Name M.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION Total Sales (USD) 7,777,980.00
Auction Date July 22, 2025 - July 22, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,322,000.00
Sale Number #24220 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,987,000.00
Total Lots 65
Sold Lots 65 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,322,000.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,987,000.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 391.44%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
36 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Reptiles

 USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 529,200.00
53 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Relativity

 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 USD 504,000.00
63 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Ascending and Descending

 1960 USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 378,000.00
44 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Other World

 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 327,600.00
51 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Concentric Rinds (Concentric Space Filling/Regular Sphere Division)

 1953 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 302,400.00
40 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Balcony

 1945 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 277,200.00
37 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Fish and Birds

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 189,000.00
41 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Three Spheres II

 1946 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 176,400.00
49 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

House of Stairs

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 176,400.00
58 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Print Gallery

 1956 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 176,400.00
59 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Belvedere

 USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 USD 176,400.00
62 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Waterfall

 1961 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 176,400.00
31 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Day and Night

 1938 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 163,800.00
35 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Ant Mobius Strip

 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 163,800.00
46 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

High and Low

 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 151,200.00
14 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Castrovalva, (Abruzzi)

 1930 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 138,600.00
60 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Belvedere

 1958 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 138,600.00
64 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Ascending and Descending

 1960 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 138,600.00
5 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Freighter

 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 126,000.00
32 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Ant Mobius Strip

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 126,000.00
45 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Other World

 1947 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 126,000.00
3 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Bonifacio

 1928 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 119,700.00
47 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

High and Low I

 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 119,700.00
50 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Puddle

 1952 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 119,700.00
4 MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Bonifacio, Corsica

 1928 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 113,400.00
  • <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> NEWTON, ISAAC. <i>Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.</i> London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum.</i> 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BECKMANN, MAX. <i>Apokalypse.</i> Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. <i>Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln.</i> AND: <i>Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln…</i> CHF 30,000 to 50,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. <i>Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten.</i> Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ian Fleming. <i>Casino Royale,</i> London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. <i>Winnie The Pooh,</i> United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000. <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> L. Frank Baum. <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,</i> Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Man Ray. <i>Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934,</i> Hartford, 1934. $7,860. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Pennant. <i>Zoologia Britannica,</i> Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000